Famines in India resulted in millions of deaths over the course of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. Famines in British India were severe enough to have a substantial impact on the …

Victims of the Great Famine of 1876–1878 in British India, pictured in 1877. The famine ultimately covered an area of 670,000 square kilometres (257,000 sq mi) and caused distress to a …

The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine in the Bengal province of British India (present-day Bangladesh, West Bengal and eastern India) during World War II.

Jan 21, 2022 · From 1943 to 1944, more than three million Indians died of starvation and malnutrition, and millions more fell into crushing poverty. For many years, the British blamed …

Sep 4, 2018 · India was hit by recurrent famine from 1760 AD to till 1943 AD. As per British sources, there were more than 85 million Indians died in these famines which were in reality …

Jun 10, 2016 · The 1886 famine in Orissa state killed over a million people and galvanised Indians into fighting against British colonial rule, writes historian Dinyar Patel.

The Famines and epidemics under British India in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were no different. The Deccan Famine of 1896-1897 and the Bihar-Bengal famine of 1943 were tragic …

Aug 18, 2017 · Seven decades down the timeline, Indians hail the famine victims as unsung heroes of a different history. Bengal, however, paid the price for colonialist’s whims and …

Famine is a severe scarcity of food caused by factors like war, natural disasters, crop failure, poverty, economic crises, or government policies. In India, during the 18th and 19th centuries, …

Aug 28, 2018 · Recurrent famine and huge loss of life due to hunger led the British Government to come under pressure in England. The devastating effects of 1876-78 famine compelled the …